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Suwon was a site of such killings: eyewitness account from US intelligence officer Donald Nichols places Suwon as the location of a massacre of approximately 1,800 in late June 1950. [30] [31] [32] Suwon was retaken, fell again to the North, before being recaptured for the final time. In total, the city changed hands four times during the war. [33]
Hwaseong Fortress or Suwon Hwaseong (Korean: 수원 화성) is a Korean fortress surrounding the centre of Suwon, the provincial capital of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. [1] It was built from 1794 to 1796 by King Jeongjo of the Joseon dynasty to house and honour the remains of his father, Prince Sado .
The base was originally established during the Korean War as Suwon (K-13) Air Base and hosted United States Air Force units. [ 2 ] The base was evacuated on the night of 30 June 1950 in the face of the Korean People's Army (KPA) attack, but the base was not occupied by the KPA until 2 July 1950.
And there is Suwon Station Transit Center connected to Suwon station. In a survey conducted in 2011 by the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs on 92 administrative divisions across the country, it reported that the bus stop, near Suwon Station and AK Plaza , was the most frequently used, with a daily average of 77,326 people ...
Jeongja-dong (Korean: 정자동) is a group of three administrative neighbourhoods of Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.Jeongja-dong (정자동/亭子洞) is also a legal status neighbourhood, though the administrative neighbourhoods' boundaries are wider.
Suwon FC (Korean: 수원 FC; Hanja: 水原 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Suwon, that competes in the K League 1, the South Korea's top ...
At 582 metres above sea level, [2] this is Suwon's highest point. Most of the streams passing through Suwon originate in Jangan District, on Gwanggyosan or other nearby peaks. Since Suwon is bounded to the east by other hills, the streams, chiefly the Suwoncheon, flow southwards through the city, eventually emptying into the Yellow Sea at Asan Bay.
The Suwon World Cup Stadium (수원월드컵경기장) is a football stadium located in Suwon, South Korea. It has been home of the K League 2 team Suwon Samsung Bluewings since 2001. The capacity of the stadium is 44,031.